Building projects in the City of Los Angeles are subject to the Los Angeles Green Building Code (LAGBC), which is based on the California Green Building Code (Cal Green). Since the LAGBC has replaced LEED in the Los Angeles Municipal Code, LAWA has based our new sustainable construction standards on the mandatory and voluntary tiers defined in the LAGBC. All building projects with an LADBS permit-valuation over $200,000 shall achieve LAGBC Tier-1 conformance. Please see the LAWA Design and Construction handbook for more information, click here.